Another tea from the little sampler stack I bought from Davids sale. I was looking forward to this one, but the stevia is unbearable, especially after eating a deluxe Pretzel, butterscotch, toffee, chocolate chip cookie I made. That was already loaded with sugar. (I was trying to use some of the slightly expired ingredients around here… while following a recipe.) I wish I could send some cookies to all of you! But really this tea is mostly just stevia with a hint of chocolate, so I’m a bit annoyed with this blend. I was craving a nice thick, dark, chocolate tea. No stevia. The second steep, the stevia is mostly faded so it’s more of a hot chocolate, especially when I get to the bottom of the mug with melted chocolate… though it looked like when I cleaned the infuser that a chocolate chip barely melted! I never really noticed that this was a pu-erh blend. I’m realizing I have quite a few Davids blends to drink down quick because they have stevia and stevia only gets worse with time. At least this one didn’t have that alcohol chocolate flavor. I’m wavering on the rating because the first steep is gross, but the second steep is better.
Steep #1 // 1 1/5 teaspoons for full mug // 18 minutes after boiling // 3 minute steep
Steep #2 // 3 minutes after boiling // 5 min
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Hi! I love tea and trying new ones – it adds a bit of variety to my day! Books, music, TV & movies are my thing… and tea, of course.
Some of my favorite tea shops (still operating):
birdandblendtea.com
teavivre.com
52teas.com
svtea.com
whisperingpinestea.com
justea.com
harney.com
Dammann Freres
fusionteas.com
Javateaco.com
Lupicia
Octaviatea.com
Davidstea
eco-cha.com
what-cha.com
singleoriginteas.com
teasenz.com
tealyra.com
Mandala
verdanttea.com
Favorite tea shops (RIP):
butikiteas.com
steapshoppe.com
steepcityteas.com
aquartertotea.com
dellaterrateas.com
zentealife.com
angrytearoom.com
theteamerchant.net
joysteaspoon.com
tealiciousllc.com
Rivertea
Specialteas
My icon photo is Richard Mayhew from the graphic novel ‘Neverwhere’ by Neil Gaiman, Mike Carey & Glenn Fabry.
Most of the teas listed in my cupboard are actually sample sizes. I don’t really have 2,000 ounces of tea around here! Many of my teas have only one teaspoon left… maybe two. But I like keeping them in my cupboard list for reference to what I could be sipping. Usually, I write tasting notes once for each tea. I’m still drinking them, just not writing tasting notes each time!
I’m always in search of: Hattialli, Qu Hao black, Jin Jun Mei, teas using marshmallow root.
My dislikes: hibiscus, ginger (unless in chai), turmeric, bee pollen, charcoal type flavors
My ratings:
95-100 – Super awesome deliciousness favorites – cupboard essential
80-95 – Also pretty delicious
65-80 – Pretty good
50-65 – Okay
1-50 – Probably won’t want to sip it again
I’m planning on being a Steepsterer as long as there IS a Steepster, so if you’re not hearing from me, that means something happened to my health… if you know what I mean. (Or as evidenced by the great computer hiatus of 2019, something happened to my computer… I have a dumb phone so can’t access internet on that. As of 12/20/21 my wifi might start getting unreliable.)
Happy sipping!
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USA
